The Greatcoats by Sebastian de Castell

This series is obviously not as popular as some but it fills a niche that i was searching out. I wanted realistic sword fight scenes and a hero that wasnt overpowered in the fantasy genre.

Traitors Blood is the first book in the series and the writer has gotten better with each book. The audiobook narration is solid as well.

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Falcio is the first Cantor of the Greatcoats. Trained in the fighting arts and the laws of Tristia, the Greatcoats are travelling Magisters upholding King’s Law. They are heroes. Or at least they were, until they stood aside while the Dukes took the kingdom, and impaled their King’s head on a spike.

Now Tristia is on the verge of collapse and the barbarians are sniffing at the borders. The Dukes bring chaos to the land, while the Greatcoats are scattered far and wide, reviled as traitors, their legendary coats in tatters. All they have left are the promises they made to King Paelis, to carry out one final mission.

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